| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Porfirio Romano (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dima Lisowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy Rhodes (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Pete Hall (fresh) C - John Roosa (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Timothy Bolster (fresh) 7 pts. SG - George Christie (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Terry Barry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Gabriel Whaley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Serna (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes inbounds the ball | 40-40 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by George Christie - foul #2 on George Christie, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Niagara | Brian Simeon (SF) Randy Rhodes | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 19:37 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 19:37 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 19:18 | Fairfield | John Roosa picks off the pass by Timothy Bolster | 42-40 |
| 19:13 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano is hacked by Timothy Bolster in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Bolster, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger (SF), Dikembe Abdelrahman (PF), Kurt Hadden (C) Dima Lisowski, Pete Hall, John Roosa | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Smith (PG), Anthony Taylor (SG), Gino Esposito (PF) Timothy Bolster, George Christie, Gabriel Whaley | |
| 19:02 | Niagara | Dikembe Abdelrahman is alone and throws it down on a nice dish by Brian Simeon | 44-40 |
| 19:00 | Fairfield | Anthony Taylor is hacked by Ralph Coppinger in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ralph Coppinger, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Niagara | Steve Wood (PG) Porfirio Romano | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Ruby (PF), Dan Hardiman (C) Terry Barry, Andrew Serna | |
| 18:46 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 18:44 | Niagara | Kurt Hadden grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 18:42 | Niagara | Steve Wood is fouled in the backcourt by David Smith - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Niagara | Willie Wynn (SG) Brian Simeon | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 18:21 | Niagara | Anthony Taylor steps in front of the Steve Wood pass | 44-40 |
| 18:00 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito is hacked by Dikembe Abdelrahman - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelrahman, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Niagara | Porfirio Romano (PG), Dima Lisowski (SG), Randy Rhodes (SF), Pete Hall (PF), John Roosa (C) Steve Wood, Willie Wynn, Ralph Coppinger, Dikembe Abdelrahman, Kurt Hadden | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Mitzel (SG), Terry Barry (SF), Gabriel Whaley (PF), Andrew Serna (C) Anthony Taylor, Gino Esposito, Michael Ruby, Dan Hardiman | |
| 17:45 | Fairfield | David Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 17:44 | Niagara | The rebound goes to John Roosa | 44-40 |
| 17:40 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-40 |
| 17:38 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano tips it but misses | 44-40 |
| 17:36 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano misses the tip | 44-40 |
| 17:34 | Fairfield | Andrew Serna snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 17:16 | Fairfield | David Smith misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-40 |
| 17:15 | Niagara | John Roosa grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 17:12 | Niagara | Gabriel Whaley takes the ball from John Roosa in the backcourt | 44-40 |
| 16:55 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley misses the turnaround from the right block | 44-40 |
| 16:54 | Fairfield | David Smith gets the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 16:40 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Dima Lisowski - foul #3 on Dima Lisowski, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Niagara | Gary Parker (PG), Brian Simeon (SG), Willie Wynn (SF), Dikembe Abdelrahman (PF) Porfirio Romano, Dima Lisowski, Randy Rhodes, Pete Hall | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Anthony Taylor (PG), George Christie (SG) David Smith, Robert Mitzel | |
| 16:40 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 16:40 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley misses the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 16:40 | Niagara | Dikembe Abdelrahman gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 16:33 | Niagara | Terry Barry is called for the reach on Willie Wynn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terry Barry, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Niagara | Steve Wood (SG) John Roosa | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Ruby (SF), William Hinkle (PF) Terry Barry, Gabriel Whaley | |
| 16:16 | Niagara | Dikembe Abdelrahman misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Andrew Serna - foul #2 on Andrew Serna, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Niagara | John Roosa (C) Willie Wynn | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 16:16 | Niagara | Dikembe Abdelrahman makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 16:16 | Niagara | Dikembe Abdelrahman misses the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 16:16 | Fairfield | William Hinkle snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 16:00 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Anthony Taylor | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Gary Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Wood (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Simeon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Roosa (tiring) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Anthony Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Christie (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Michael Ruby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Hinkle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Serna (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Niagara | Steve Wood hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Gary Parker | 48-44 |
| 15:29 | Fairfield | William Hinkle misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 15:27 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby grabs the offensive board | 48-44 |
| 15:14 | Fairfield | William Hinkle misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 15:13 | Niagara | Gary Parker snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 15:11 | Niagara | Gary Parker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-44 |
| Subs | Niagara | Porfirio Romano (PG), Dima Lisowski (SG), Ralph Coppinger (SF), Pete Hall (PF), Kurt Hadden (C) Gary Parker, Steve Wood, Brian Simeon, Dikembe Abdelrahman, John Roosa | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Timothy Bolster (PG), Terry Barry (SF), Gino Esposito (PF), Dan Hardiman (C) Anthony Taylor, Michael Ruby, William Hinkle, Andrew Serna | |
| 14:54 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito's pass is intercepted by Porfirio Romano | 48-44 |
| 14:33 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Porfirio Romano | 50-44 |
| 14:29 | Fairfield | Porfirio Romano is called for the reach on George Christie in the backcourt - foul #2 on Porfirio Romano, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Niagara | Willie Wynn (SG), Randy Rhodes (SF), Dikembe Abdelrahman (C) Dima Lisowski, Ralph Coppinger, Kurt Hadden | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley (PF) Dan Hardiman | |
| 14:12 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley is open and buries a jumper in the paint set up by Timothy Bolster and he's hacked by Porfirio Romano - foul #3 on Porfirio Romano, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Mitzel (SG) George Christie | |
| 14:12 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley makes the free throw | 50-47 |
| 14:00 | Niagara | Willie Wynn hits a wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-47 |
| 13:44 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 13:43 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 13:26 | Fairfield | Robert Mitzel is fouled on the floor by Willie Wynn - foul #2 on Willie Wynn, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Niagara | Dima Lisowski (SG), John Roosa (C) Willie Wynn, Pete Hall | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Smith (SG), Andrew Serna (C) Robert Mitzel, Gino Esposito | |
| 13:11 | Fairfield | Timothy Bolster's pass is intercepted by Porfirio Romano | 52-47 |
| 13:06 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano is hacked by Timothy Bolster in the backcourt - foul #4 on Timothy Bolster, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Niagara | Brian Simeon (SF) Randy Rhodes | |
| Subs | Fairfield | George Christie (SG), Dan Hardiman (C) Timothy Bolster, Andrew Serna | |
| 12:49 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Porfirio Romano | 54-47 |
| 12:46 | Fairfield | George Christie is fouled in the backcourt by Porfirio Romano - foul #4 on Porfirio Romano, team foul #7 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Niagara | Gary Parker (PG), Ralph Coppinger (SF), Pete Hall (PF), Kurt Hadden (C) Porfirio Romano, Brian Simeon, Dikembe Abdelrahman, John Roosa | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Ruby (SF) Terry Barry | |
| 12:46 | Fairfield | George Christie makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 12:46 | Fairfield | George Christie misses the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 12:46 | Niagara | Pete Hall grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 12:44 | Niagara | Gary Parker is fouled in the backcourt by David Smith - foul #3 on David Smith, team foul #7 | 54-48 |
| 12:44 | Niagara | Gary Parker makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 12:44 | Niagara | Gary Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 12:29 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Kurt Hadden - foul #1 on Kurt Hadden, team foul #8 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Andrew Serna (C) Dan Hardiman | |
| 12:29 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 12:29 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 12:12 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 12:10 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Andrew Serna | 56-50 |
| 11:52 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby drills a driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Ralph Coppinger - foul #2 on Ralph Coppinger, team foul #9 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Niagara | Steve Wood (PG), Randy Rhodes (SF), Dikembe Abdelrahman (PF), John Roosa (C) Gary Parker, Ralph Coppinger, Pete Hall, Kurt Hadden | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Anthony Taylor (PG), Terry Barry (SF) George Christie, Gabriel Whaley | |
| 11:52 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby makes the free throw | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Steve Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dima Lisowski (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Randy Rhodes (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Dikembe Abdelrahman (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Roosa (tiring) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Anthony Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Smith (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terry Barry (tiring) 2 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Michael Ruby (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Serna (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 56-53 |
| 11:38 | Niagara | John Roosa grabs the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 11:23 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 11:21 | Fairfield | Andrew Serna grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 11:01 | Fairfield | Andrew Serna is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Andrew Serna, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Niagara | Brian Simeon (SG) Dima Lisowski | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Mitzel (SG), Gabriel Whaley (PF), Gino Esposito (C) David Smith, Michael Ruby, Andrew Serna | |
| 10:47 | Niagara | Steve Wood can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 10:45 | Niagara | Dikembe Abdelrahman can't tip it in | 56-53 |
| 10:43 | Fairfield | Terry Barry snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 10:38 | Fairfield | Robert Mitzel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-53 |
| Subs | Niagara | Willie Wynn (SG), Pete Hall (PF), Kurt Hadden (C) Randy Rhodes, Dikembe Abdelrahman, John Roosa | |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Hinkle (PF), Dan Hardiman (C) Terry Barry, Gabriel Whaley | |
| 10:20 | Niagara | Kurt Hadden's pass is intercepted by Dan Hardiman | 56-53 |
| 10:02 | Fairfield | Dan Hardiman loses the dribble to Kurt Hadden | 56-53 |
| 09:58 | Niagara | Willie Wynn is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Mitzel - foul #3 on Robert Mitzel, team foul #9 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Niagara | Gary Parker (PG), Ralph Coppinger (SF) Steve Wood, Pete Hall | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Smith (PG), George Christie (SG), Gabriel Whaley (PF), Andrew Serna (C) Anthony Taylor, Robert Mitzel, William Hinkle, Dan Hardiman | |
| 09:58 | Niagara | Willie Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 09:58 | Niagara | Willie Wynn misses the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 09:58 | Fairfield | George Christie gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 09:52 | Fairfield | David Smith misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 09:51 | Niagara | Brian Simeon pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 09:34 | Niagara | Gary Parker misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-53 |
| 09:33 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley grabs the defensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 09:33 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 57-53 |
| Subs | Niagara | Dima Lisowski (SG), Dikembe Abdelrahman (PF), John Roosa (C) Willie Wynn, Brian Simeon, Kurt Hadden | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Terry Barry (SF) Gino Esposito | |
| 09:14 | Fairfield | Terry Barry comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by John Roosa - foul #1 on John Roosa, team foul #10 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Mitzel (SG), Michael Ruby (PF), Dan Hardiman (C) George Christie, Gabriel Whaley, Andrew Serna | |
| 09:14 | Fairfield | Terry Barry makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 09:14 | Fairfield | Terry Barry makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 09:12 | Niagara | Gary Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-55 |
| 08:56 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelrahman denies the turnaround by Michael Ruby | 57-55 |
| 08:55 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby grabs the offensive board | 57-55 |
| 08:44 | Fairfield | John Roosa picks off the pass by David Smith | 57-55 |
| 08:24 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger is wide open but clanks a runner from the left block | 57-55 |
| 08:23 | Niagara | John Roosa grabs the offensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 08:15 | Niagara | Dikembe Abdelrahman double dribbles | 57-55 |
| Subs | Niagara | Steve Wood (PG), Brian Simeon (SG), Randy Rhodes (SF), Pete Hall (PF), Kurt Hadden (C) Gary Parker, Dima Lisowski, Ralph Coppinger, Dikembe Abdelrahman, John Roosa | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Anthony Taylor (PG), George Christie (SG), Gino Esposito (SF), William Hinkle (PF), Andrew Serna (C) David Smith, Robert Mitzel, Terry Barry, Michael Ruby, Dan Hardiman | |
| 08:06 | Fairfield | Andrew Serna connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-57 |
| 07:44 | Niagara | Brian Simeon is hacked by George Christie - foul #3 on George Christie, team foul #10 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Niagara | Porfirio Romano (PG) Steve Wood | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Timothy Bolster (PG), Gabriel Whaley (PF) Anthony Taylor, William Hinkle | |
| 07:44 | Niagara | Brian Simeon misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 07:44 | Niagara | Brian Simeon misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 07:44 | Fairfield | Andrew Serna grabs the board | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Porfirio Romano (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Brian Simeon (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Randy Rhodes (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Pete Hall (tired) 2 reb. C - Kurt Hadden (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Timothy Bolster (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - George Christie (tired) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gino Esposito (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gabriel Whaley (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Serna (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:42 | Fairfield | George Christie's pass is intercepted by Randy Rhodes in the backcourt | 57-57 |
| 07:30 | Niagara | Pete Hall is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Brian Simeon | 60-57 |
| 07:12 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito loses the dribble to Randy Rhodes | 60-57 |
| 07:09 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano misses the easy layup | 60-57 |
| 07:08 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley grabs the board | 60-57 |
| 07:02 | Fairfield | Randy Rhodes is called for the reach on George Christie in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randy Rhodes, team foul #11 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Niagara | Dima Lisowski (SG), Willie Wynn (SF), Dikembe Abdelrahman (PF), John Roosa (C) Brian Simeon, Randy Rhodes, Pete Hall, Kurt Hadden | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Terry Barry (SF), Michael Ruby (C) Gino Esposito, Andrew Serna | |
| 07:02 | Fairfield | George Christie makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 07:02 | Fairfield | George Christie makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 06:45 | Niagara | Willie Wynn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-59 |
| 06:44 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley snags the defensive board | 60-59 |
| 06:22 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley is called for traveling | 60-59 |
| Subs | Niagara | Gary Parker (PG), Steve Wood (SG), Ralph Coppinger (SF) Porfirio Romano, Dima Lisowski, Willie Wynn | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Mitzel (SG), William Hinkle (PF), Andrew Serna (C) George Christie, Gabriel Whaley, Michael Ruby | |
| 06:09 | Niagara | John Roosa's dunk attempt is rejected by Andrew Serna | 60-59 |
| 06:07 | Fairfield | William Hinkle grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 06:02 | Fairfield | Robert Mitzel slams it home and the foul's on Steve Wood - foul #3 on Steve Wood, team foul #12 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Niagara | Kurt Hadden (C) John Roosa | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 06:02 | Fairfield | Robert Mitzel makes the free throw | 60-62 |
| 05:45 | Niagara | Dikembe Abdelrahman is whistled for traveling | 60-62 |
| Subs | Niagara | Porfirio Romano (PG), Randy Rhodes (SF), Pete Hall (PF) Gary Parker, Ralph Coppinger, Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Anthony Taylor (SG), Michael Ruby (SF), Gino Esposito (PF), Dan Hardiman (C) Robert Mitzel, Terry Barry, William Hinkle, Andrew Serna | |
| 05:25 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Anthony Taylor | 60-64 |
| 05:17 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano is fouled on the floor by Timothy Bolster - foul #5 on Timothy Bolster, team foul #11 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Niagara | Dima Lisowski (SG), Brian Simeon (SF) Steve Wood, Randy Rhodes | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Smith (SG), Gabriel Whaley (PF) Timothy Bolster, Gino Esposito | |
| 05:17 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 05:17 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 05:17 | Fairfield | Dan Hardiman snags the defensive board | 61-64 |
| 05:04 | Fairfield | Anthony Taylor misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-64 |
| 05:03 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Brian Simeon | 61-64 |
| 04:49 | Niagara | Kurt Hadden misses the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-64 |
| 04:47 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley grabs the defensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 04:27 | Fairfield | Anthony Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-64 |
| 04:27 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-64 |
| Subs | Niagara | Gary Parker (PG), Willie Wynn (SG), Ralph Coppinger (SF), Dikembe Abdelrahman (PF), John Roosa (C) Porfirio Romano, Dima Lisowski, Brian Simeon, Pete Hall, Kurt Hadden | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Mitzel (SG), Terry Barry (SF), Gino Esposito (PF), Andrew Serna (C) Anthony Taylor, Michael Ruby, Gabriel Whaley, Dan Hardiman | |
| 04:08 | Niagara | Gary Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-64 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Hinkle (PF) Gino Esposito | |
| 03:54 | Fairfield | Terry Barry misses the easy layup | 61-64 |
| 03:53 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger gets the rebound | 61-64 |
| 03:47 | Niagara | Gary Parker misses the lay-in but the foul's on Terry Barry - foul #4 on Terry Barry, team foul #12 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Niagara | Steve Wood (SG), Randy Rhodes (SF) Willie Wynn, Ralph Coppinger | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Anthony Taylor (PG) David Smith | |
| 03:47 | Niagara | Gary Parker makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 03:47 | Niagara | Gary Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 03:45 | Fairfield | Robert Mitzel is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Abdelrahman - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelrahman, team foul #13 | 63-64 |
| 03:45 | Fairfield | Robert Mitzel makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 03:45 | Fairfield | Robert Mitzel makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Gary Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Randy Rhodes (tiring) 8 pts. 3 stl. PF - Dikembe Abdelrahman (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - John Roosa (tired) 1 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Anthony Taylor (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Mitzel (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Terry Barry (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - William Hinkle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Serna (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:32 | Niagara | Steve Wood drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Parker | 66-66 |
| 03:17 | Fairfield | Andrew Serna misses the easy layup | 66-66 |
| 03:16 | Niagara | Gary Parker grabs the board | 66-66 |
| 02:54 | Niagara | Dikembe Abdelrahman hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right side | 66-66 |
| 02:53 | Fairfield | Andrew Serna snags the defensive board | 66-66 |
| 02:30 | Fairfield | William Hinkle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-66 |
| 02:30 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Subs | Niagara | Porfirio Romano (PG), Dima Lisowski (SG), Willie Wynn (SF), Brian Simeon (PF), Ralph Coppinger (C) Gary Parker, Steve Wood, Randy Rhodes, Dikembe Abdelrahman, John Roosa | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Smith (PG), George Christie (SG), Gino Esposito (SF), Gabriel Whaley (PF), Dan Hardiman (C) Anthony Taylor, Robert Mitzel, Terry Barry, William Hinkle, Andrew Serna | |
| 02:13 | Niagara | Gabriel Whaley is called for the reach on Brian Simeon - foul #1 on Gabriel Whaley, team foul #13 | 66-66 |
| 02:13 | Niagara | Brian Simeon makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 02:13 | Niagara | Brian Simeon misses the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 02:13 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley snags the defensive board | 67-66 |
| 01:59 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 67-68 |
| 01:40 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-68 |
| 01:38 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito gets the rebound | 67-68 |
| 01:38 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 67-68 |
| Subs | Niagara | Randy Rhodes (SF), Pete Hall (PF), John Roosa (C) Willie Wynn, Brian Simeon, Ralph Coppinger | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Terry Barry (SF), Andrew Serna (C) Gino Esposito, Dan Hardiman | |
| 01:36 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley is hacked by Dima Lisowski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dima Lisowski, team foul #14 | 67-68 |
| 01:36 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 01:36 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 01:14 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano is hacked by David Smith - foul #4 on David Smith, team foul #14 | 67-70 |
| 01:14 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 67-70 |
| 01:14 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano misses the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 01:14 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 01:14 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Andrew Serna | 67-70 |
| 00:56 | Fairfield | Pete Hall is called for the reach on Gabriel Whaley - foul #3 on Pete Hall, team foul #15 | 67-70 |
| 00:56 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:56 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Niagara | Pete Hall misses short on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Gabriel Whaley - foul #2 on Gabriel Whaley, team foul #15 | 67-72 |
| 00:47 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 67-72 |
| 00:47 | Niagara | Pete Hall misses the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:47 | Niagara | Pete Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:47 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley grabs the defensive rebound | 67-72 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Fairfield | Dima Lisowski is called for the reach on Gabriel Whaley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dima Lisowski, team foul #16 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Niagara | Brian Simeon (SG) Dima Lisowski | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dan Hardiman (C) Andrew Serna | |
| 00:46 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:46 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley makes the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Niagara | George Christie is called for the reach on Brian Simeon in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Christie, team foul #16 | 67-74 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Andrew Serna (C) Dan Hardiman | |
| 00:44 | Niagara | Brian Simeon makes the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:44 | Niagara | Brian Simeon misses the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:44 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Gabriel Whaley | 68-74 |
| 00:43 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley is hacked by Brian Simeon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Simeon, team foul #17 | 68-74 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dan Hardiman (C) Andrew Serna | |
| 00:43 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley makes the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:43 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley makes the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Niagara | Niagara calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 68-76 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Andrew Serna (C) Dan Hardiman | |
| 00:38 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-76 |
| 00:36 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley snags the defensive board | 68-76 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley is fouled in the backcourt by Porfirio Romano - foul #5 on Porfirio Romano, team foul #18 | 68-76 |
| Subs | Niagara | Steve Wood (PG) Porfirio Romano | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dan Hardiman (C) Andrew Serna | |
| 00:35 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley misses the 1st free throw | 68-76 |
| 00:35 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley misses the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| 00:35 | Niagara | Pete Hall gets the rebound | 68-76 |
| 00:29 | Niagara | John Roosa can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-76 |
| 00:27 | Niagara | Brian Simeon grabs the offensive board | 68-76 |
| 00:23 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-76 |
| 00:22 | Niagara | Brian Simeon gets the offensive rebound | 68-76 |
| 00:22 | Niagara | Niagara calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 68-76 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Andrew Serna (C) Dan Hardiman | |
| 00:18 | Niagara | Steve Wood misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-76 |
| 00:16 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley grabs the defensive rebound | 68-76 |
| 00:13 | Fairfield | Steve Wood is called for the reach on Gabriel Whaley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steve Wood, team foul #19 | 68-76 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dan Hardiman (C) Andrew Serna | |
| 00:13 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley makes the 1st free throw | 68-77 |
| 00:13 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley makes the 2nd free throw | 68-78 |
| 00:07 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes's floater is knocked away by Terry Barry | 68-78 |
| 00:06 | Niagara | Pete Hall tips it in | 70-78 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Fairfield | David Smith runs out the clock | 70-78 |